UNESCO urges Bangladesh to halt plans for a coal plant in the Sunderbans delta

Posted 21st October 2016

The U.N. agency devoted to preserving world heritage has joined environmental groups urging Bangladesh to halt plans for a massive coal-fired power plant near ecologically sensitive mangrove forests on the coast. UNESCO says it poses a "serious threat" to a region that protects the nation from flooding and holds one of the world's last populations of wild tigers. See link below to read the story in the Daily Mail.